Aorto-Innominate Fistula by Gun-Shot Injury: A Case Report
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https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20071103Abstract
We report an aorto-innominate fistula caused by gun-shot injury. The fistula was diagnosed by aortography and repaired under hypothermic circulatory arrest.References
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